Police release Storm Darragh emergency calls including trees landing on cars

Fallen tree in Bretton Way, Peterborough, on Saturday (December 7) (Image: Bretton Parish Council) Breaking updates from Cambridgeshire's roads, rails and airports More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you.

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More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice A weekend of strong winds brought by Storm Darragh took its toll on the roads across Cambridgeshire , as trees fell into roads and onto cars. Cambridgeshire Police has provided an insight into the chaos faced by the force, by releasing lists of some of the storm-related incidents they were called out to on Saturday and Sunday (December 7 and 8). One of the Fenland incidents was a tree that fell into an overhead cable over the A47 and blocked the road between Guyhirn and Wisbech.

Not only did this shut the road to drivers, but it left nearly 50 properties nearby without power. Take a look at some of the other issues Cambridgeshire Police officers were called to across Fenland and Peterborough below. Fenland incidents caused by Storm Darragh Reports of a tree blocking the road in Dowgate Road in Leverington, which was later cleared.

Reports of a tree blocking the road between Boots Bridge and Manea, which was moved off the road. Reports of a tree blocking the road in Seadyke Bank in Murrow. Reports of a tree blocking the A142 in Chatteris, which was later cleared.

Reports of a tree blocking the B1098 between Chatteris and Manea, which was later moved out of the road. Reports of a telegraph pole swaying dangerously in Thorney Road in Guyhirn. UK Power Networks and Highways assisted us in clearing the road.

Reports of a tree landing on a car in High Road in Newton-In-The-Isle. Fortunately, the occupants managed to get out of the car and the community moved the tree out of the road. Peterborough incidents caused by Storm Darragh Reports that someone had crashed into a fallen tree in Eastern Avenue, Dogsthorpe.

No injuries were reported, and the road was later cleared. Reports of a partially-fallen tree blocking half the road in Stirling Way, Bretton. The tree was cut down and the road was cleared.

Reports of a tree having landed on a car in Thorpe Wood, Longthorpe. The force then received further reports of a car having crashed into the tree. Reports of a large tree falling on a car in Westhawe, Bretton.

The force then had further calls about a car crashing into the car, and a lamppost that had also fallen. No injuries were reported. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks.

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